Peter Korn

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Hitting the Nail on the Head; Part Memoir, Part Philosophical ...Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) - January 5, 2014...glue that binds these artifacts and artisans together? PeterKorn maintains that itAEs not the creatorsAE quest for fame...Publishing. WHY WE MAKE THINGS AND WHY IT MATTERS By: PeterKorn. o Publisher: David R. Godine, 180 pages, $24...

Behind These WallsThe Washington Post - January 5, 1997LOVEJOY A Year in the Life of anAbortion Clinic By PeterKorn Atlantic Monthly Press. 306 pp. $23 IN THE OPENING...view of those in the other. In Lovejoy, journalist PeterKorn tries to tackle the tough job of giving both perspectives...

At Fuller, Designing Outside the BoxThe Boston Globe (Boston, MA) - August 12, 2010...into their workshops on voyages of creative exploration - to transform raw materials into expressive objects," said PeterKorn, executive director for the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. Some of the exhibition's pieces resemble the notion...

Finding a New (90-degree) Angle Woodworking Course a Chance ...The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) - May 10, 2004...Hustisford, Wis. "It's a niche market." If none of these people ever makes a stick of furniture professionally, PeterKorn, 52, won't be disappointed. "This is not a vocational school," says the director and founder of the Center...

Pretty As a Picture ; Town on the Bay Focuses on Tourism and ...The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) - September 24, 2008...Craftsmanship (25 Mill St., 207-594-5611, www.wood school.org) offers courses in making fine furniture. Founded by PeterKorn, the center attracts students of all ages. The current exhibit at the school's Messer Gallery is "Legacy of Talent...

The Top 10 Audiobooks on Audible.comAP Online - December 15, 2015...by Mark Schatzker, narrated by Chris Patton (Dreamscape Media, LLC)5. Why We Make Things and Why It Matters by PeterKorn, narrated by Traber Burns (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)6. Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless...

Community Bulletin BoardThe Boston Globe (Boston, MA) - January 4, 2015...environment. 508-697- 3331 or www.bridgewaterpubliclibrary.org. Brockton Author talk: Author and woodworker PeterKorn will give a lecture at the Fuller Craft Museum next Sunday at 2 p.m. Korn's talk will be followed by a signing of...

Furnituremaking People Come from All over the World to Learn ...Chicago Sun-Times - May 18, 2003...ago. At 50, she decided to come to Maine to pursue a dream to be a woodworking artisan. It's been 10 years since PeterKorn founded the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. That first year, freshly moved to Maine from Colorado, Korn offered...

Decatur Seriously Considering Hiring Streamwood ManagerDaily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - August 7, 1996...two finalists for the job, Decatur Mayor Terry Howley said. The city council is expected to chose between Randall and PeterKorn, a former Peoria city manager, by the end of this week. Streamwood trustees weren't surprised Randall was a finalist...

Lancaster Man Gets 16 Years to Life for Ritual Murder in ...Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) - June 7, 1997...sentence, he already has served enough with good-time credits to be eligible for parole in the year 2000. Prosecutor PeterKorn said he was worried that Rowland might have gotten off entirely. When the case went to trial last month in Van Nuys...